related works

Pulse palace : for orchestra, 1992 / Huib Emmer

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Orchestra
Scoring: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb tb vibr str

Passacaglia in blue : for 12 windinstruments and double bass, (1972) / Willem Frederik Bon

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2222 2110 cb

En Plo : for ensemble / Calliope Tsoupaki

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2fl cl 2sax h trp trb tb el.g perc cel el.cb

Der Komponist : Version for ensemble and electronics / Yannis Kyriakides

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: fl/picc fl-a 2cl/cl-b cl-b 2tpt trb 3perc synth acc pf 2vn vla vc db tape

composition

Possession : for ensemble and live electronics / Huib Emmer

Other authors:
Emmer, Huib (Composer)
Description:
Program Note (English):
Possession is the sequel to Memory Drums, a piece I previously wrote for live electronics and the group LOOS. In Possession, the combination of live electronics and LOOS is expanded with a second ensemble: ASKO.

What does the title have to do with the music? It mainly refers to the moments in the piece where the instrumental tones are taken over (possessed) by the live electronics. This creates a situation in which there is a transition between the instrumental sound and the electronic sound that detaches itself and, after such a transition, continues to resonate, rattle on, or hammer through.

Although Possession has been used as a title before (including in the film by Żuławski), I chose it anyway because it is a strong word and describes a heightened state of alertness or awareness.
– Huib Emmer